Peter Dalgaard
@pdalgd.bsky.social
Statistics in general, #rstats in particular (Core team member). Professor at CBS w/biostats background. Likes cooking and bicycling and socialising in general. Oh, and music: Opera, Jazz, ProgRock.
This is lovely
AI proponents: Claude is self aware it has feelings.
Me: Fuck you. It's a speak and spell!
Jim Henson: Kermit was originally made of my mother's coat. His eyes are made out of...
Me: Don't talk about Kermit like he's not there, Jim. You've worked together too long for that.
Me: Fuck you. It's a speak and spell!
Jim Henson: Kermit was originally made of my mother's coat. His eyes are made out of...
Me: Don't talk about Kermit like he's not there, Jim. You've worked together too long for that.
What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
February 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
This is lovely
Forkert opdeling af tidslinje.
February 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Forkert opdeling af tidslinje.
Reposted by Peter Dalgaard
Ever wonder how R is actually governed?
At #useR2026, R Core veteran Peter Dalgaard traces the project’s evolution—from its 90s roots to the modern roles of CRAN and the R Foundation. A must-watch on the future of #rstats sustainability. @pdalgd.bsky.social
user2026.r-project.org
At #useR2026, R Core veteran Peter Dalgaard traces the project’s evolution—from its 90s roots to the modern roles of CRAN and the R Foundation. A must-watch on the future of #rstats sustainability. @pdalgd.bsky.social
user2026.r-project.org
January 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Ever wonder how R is actually governed?
At #useR2026, R Core veteran Peter Dalgaard traces the project’s evolution—from its 90s roots to the modern roles of CRAN and the R Foundation. A must-watch on the future of #rstats sustainability. @pdalgd.bsky.social
user2026.r-project.org
At #useR2026, R Core veteran Peter Dalgaard traces the project’s evolution—from its 90s roots to the modern roles of CRAN and the R Foundation. A must-watch on the future of #rstats sustainability. @pdalgd.bsky.social
user2026.r-project.org
Reposted by Peter Dalgaard
Biologist talks to statistician
YouTube video by RunProgramRun
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 10:40 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you.
Who's coming to save you?
(I'm doomed)
Who's coming to save you?
(I'm doomed)
December 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you.
Who's coming to save you?
(I'm doomed)
Who's coming to save you?
(I'm doomed)
Reposted by Peter Dalgaard
Just got a paper to review where the authors labeled lasso regression as interpretable AI in the paper's title. Holy crap. #StatsSky #Statistics
December 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Just got a paper to review where the authors labeled lasso regression as interpretable AI in the paper's title. Holy crap. #StatsSky #Statistics
*groan*
Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
December 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
*groan*
*sigh*
En kæmpe i dansk jazz er faldet. Hun banede vejen for kvinder i en verden, der ikke altid var nem for kvinder. Faktisk kunne det være benhårdt. Kæmpe musiker, kæmpe talent. RIP
www.dr.dk/nyheder/sene...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/sene...
Jazz-legenden Marilyn Mazur er død | Nyheder | DR
Den dansk-amerikanske trommeslager, komponist og orkesterleder Marilyn Mazur er død. Det oplyser hendes mand og søn i en mail til Ritzau. Mazur blev 70 år og er død efter længere tids sygdom.
www.dr.dk
December 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
*sigh*
Reposted by Peter Dalgaard
So excited about this win for the R Foundation and R Core team. The @rconsortium.bsky.social gets to play a small role in supporting these efforts. 2026 is already shaping up to be another amazing year for #rstats. Congratulations!
R Consortium applauds the R Foundation & R Core on receiving a major new investment in R’s future.
More than $650K (£499,981.21) over 24 months for “Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R,” modernizing infra, governance & mentoring new contributors!
www.software.ac.uk/rsmf-round-1...
More than $650K (£499,981.21) over 24 months for “Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R,” modernizing infra, governance & mentoring new contributors!
www.software.ac.uk/rsmf-round-1...
RSMF Round 1 Projects | Software Sustainability Institute
Round 1 of the Research Software Maintenance Fund awarded just under £3 million to 13 projects selected for their potential to deliver high impact, value for money, feasibility, and quality. The funde...
www.software.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
So excited about this win for the R Foundation and R Core team. The @rconsortium.bsky.social gets to play a small role in supporting these efforts. 2026 is already shaping up to be another amazing year for #rstats. Congratulations!
🤣
I've told this story before, but when my paternal grandmother passed, her daughters fought for DAYS over who would get her precious ever-guarded recipe book, finally agreed they would share it, opened it to copy down the recipes and found it had only 1 entry which said "Book I pretend has recipes"
Tell me something funny about someone important to you who’s passed on. Anecdote, factoid, excellent one-liner—dealer’s choice.
December 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
🤣
Reposted by Peter Dalgaard
The R Foundation is happy to be a partner on the project
"Enabling the next generation of R contributors"
awarded £500k under the Research Software Maintenance Fund (Software Sustainability Institute, UK).
Announcement: www.software.ac.uk/ssi-awards-f...
Congratulations to the project team!
"Enabling the next generation of R contributors"
awarded £500k under the Research Software Maintenance Fund (Software Sustainability Institute, UK).
Announcement: www.software.ac.uk/ssi-awards-f...
Congratulations to the project team!
SSI awards funding to 13 projects through the RSMF Round 1 | Software Sustainability Institute
We are pleased to announce that the Research Software Maintenance Fund (RSMF) has funded 13 projects to advance the sustainability and impact of research software. Through this initiative, the SSI, wi...
www.software.ac.uk
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The R Foundation is happy to be a partner on the project
"Enabling the next generation of R contributors"
awarded £500k under the Research Software Maintenance Fund (Software Sustainability Institute, UK).
Announcement: www.software.ac.uk/ssi-awards-f...
Congratulations to the project team!
"Enabling the next generation of R contributors"
awarded £500k under the Research Software Maintenance Fund (Software Sustainability Institute, UK).
Announcement: www.software.ac.uk/ssi-awards-f...
Congratulations to the project team!
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Røde Mor
Secret Oyster
Borodin Kvartetten
Leonard Cohen
Tower of Power
Røde Mor
Secret Oyster
Borodin Kvartetten
Leonard Cohen
Tower of Power
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Megadeth
Trille
Pet Shop Boys
Lou Reed
Eee Gee
Megadeth
Trille
Pet Shop Boys
Lou Reed
Eee Gee
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
The Doors
Povl Kjøller
David Bowie
Devo
Silverchair
The Doors
Povl Kjøller
David Bowie
Devo
Silverchair
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Røde Mor
Secret Oyster
Borodin Kvartetten
Leonard Cohen
Tower of Power
Røde Mor
Secret Oyster
Borodin Kvartetten
Leonard Cohen
Tower of Power
Reposted by Peter Dalgaard
#rstats
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
John Fox: Books and Software
www.john-fox.ca
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
#rstats
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
Reposted by Peter Dalgaard
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
(I was actually looking for the one from Rackham the Red, but the GIF finder had a better idea.)
(I was actually looking for the one from Rackham the Red, but the GIF finder had a better idea.)
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
(I was actually looking for the one from Rackham the Red, but the GIF finder had a better idea.)
(I was actually looking for the one from Rackham the Red, but the GIF finder had a better idea.)
Oh, f*ck.....
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Oh, f*ck.....
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
Ja, hvis du drikker tilstrækkeligt, kan du blive dement allerede før du bliver 60. #forsænketudløsning
November 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ja, hvis du drikker tilstrækkeligt, kan du blive dement allerede før du bliver 60. #forsænketudløsning
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I nearly missed the typo, because that was ridiculous enough already.
I nearly missed the typo, because that was ridiculous enough already.
You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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I nearly missed the typo, because that was ridiculous enough already.
I nearly missed the typo, because that was ridiculous enough already.
OK. Spotify blev ubrugelig da Norlys cancelede vores Premium abonnement (klassisk musik med satser/arier i tilfældig orden!!). Da Spotify nu alligevel har gjort sig upopulær, kikker vi på Tidal. Nogen god grund til ikke at hoppe på dem?
November 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
OK. Spotify blev ubrugelig da Norlys cancelede vores Premium abonnement (klassisk musik med satser/arier i tilfældig orden!!). Da Spotify nu alligevel har gjort sig upopulær, kikker vi på Tidal. Nogen god grund til ikke at hoppe på dem?
R version 4.5.2 "[Not] Part in a Rumble" (source version) has been released. (You can find it in cran.r-project.org/src/base/R-4/, or wait for CRAN to be updated.)
October 31, 2025 at 9:44 AM
R version 4.5.2 "[Not] Part in a Rumble" (source version) has been released. (You can find it in cran.r-project.org/src/base/R-4/, or wait for CRAN to be updated.)
Måske #blålys kan hjælpe. Der er hul igennem på www.skrivekrampe.dk (uden S), men selvf. ikke sikret forbindelse. Flere ting kan være gået galt: webserver config, udløbet certifikat, port blokeret i firewall, etc.
October 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Måske #blålys kan hjælpe. Der er hul igennem på www.skrivekrampe.dk (uden S), men selvf. ikke sikret forbindelse. Flere ting kan være gået galt: webserver config, udløbet certifikat, port blokeret i firewall, etc.
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We're hiring at the econ department at Copenhagen Business School.
Please come work with my wunderful colleagues and/or me on a tenure-track assistant professorship. All fields considered.
Apply through EJM.
econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
Please come work with my wunderful colleagues and/or me on a tenure-track assistant professorship. All fields considered.
Apply through EJM.
econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
EJM - Econ Job Market
econjobmarket.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We're hiring at the econ department at Copenhagen Business School.
Please come work with my wunderful colleagues and/or me on a tenure-track assistant professorship. All fields considered.
Apply through EJM.
econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
Please come work with my wunderful colleagues and/or me on a tenure-track assistant professorship. All fields considered.
Apply through EJM.
econjobmarket.org/positions/11...